Monthly Archives: December 2004

HST287: final paper

final paper paper is up on site http://www.uvm.edu/~hag/personal/portfolio/287-index.html It ended up being more like an introduction to the paper I thought I was going to write. That is, it was rather too chronological and overview-like. It could become a good … Continue reading

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Article: invention required for tenure

Erich E. Kunhardt: “Necessity as the Mother of Tenure” NYTimes, 14-Dec-2004 There’s an interesting op-ed in the Times today calling for colleges to encourage inventing by making it a requirement for tenure. He sees the US declining number of patents … Continue reading

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Google Digital Library

Google Is Adding Major Libraries to Its Database By JOHN MARKOFF and EDWARD WYATT Google plans to begin converting the holdings of leading research libraries into digital files that would be searchable online. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/14/technology/14google.html?th “Google , the operator of the … Continue reading

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C.A. Whitacker Auctions (gowns)

C.A.Whitaker Auctions Absolutely beautiful gowns and textiles

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